JPS62128217A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation procedure of the titled equipment by providing a means registering plural pcs. of relating destination information sets together with identification information and a transmission means. CONSTITUTION:Which of one touch keys 62 A-P is depressed is stored in a memory of control section 3, a registered telephone number is read from a nonvolatile memory 8, stored in a buffer, a 1sec timer is started and when the time of the 1sec timer is over, thether or not the destination is stored is discriminated. When stored, in order to decide the destination registered in the nonvolatile memory 8, a pointer is set in the 1st destination area in the memory 8 and displayed on a display device 60. Then the 1sec timer is started again and the stop of key depression and the condition of timeover is checked. When it is confirmed that the one touch key is depressed succeedingly for 1sec or over and the next destination is stored, the pointer representing the destination is set to the head of the area in which the 2nd destination is stored.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a communication device, in particular, a communication device in which identification information such as telephone numbers of a plurality of partner stations is registered in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of input keys. The present invention relates to a communication device that communicates with a specific partner station by operating the key.

[Prior Art] Telephones, facsimile machines, and the like are known as devices having the above-mentioned automatic calling device, a so-called auto-dialer.

For example, in a facsimile machine, there may be a few to 100 pieces.
Input keys called 7-touch keys are arranged on the operation panel, and when installing the device, etc., you can register the phone number or name of a specific party you frequently communicate with in response to a predetermined key operation, corresponding to each one-touch key. It is possible to do so.

When a registered one-touch key is pressed, the telephone number registered to that key is retrieved from the memory, and a selection signal is then generated, thereby calling the other party's station.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Furthermore, facsimile machines are known in which the name of the originating station and the first page number are recorded as an image such as a dot matrix at the beginning of the original image information. However, no device is known that records information about the receiving station, that is, the destination. Therefore, in the past, was there a specific facsimile receiving device? If it is used by the usage name of MG, please write "O" in T'- at the beginning of the manuscript.
It was necessary to fill in the addressee information to which the document was addressed, such as "Mr. O Section △△". For this reason, if you do not want to write directly on the original manuscript, it is necessary to take the trouble of making a copy, filling it out, and sending it electronically.

Therefore, by registering the destination name along with the phone number in correspondence with the one-touch key described above, when a call is made using the one-touch key, the destination name stored in the same way as above is added to the beginning of the transmitted image, etc. A method was considered to add it as an image of the graphics and send it electronically. According to this, when a certain one-touch key is pressed, the recipient's personal name and the like are automatically recorded on the recording paper on the receiving side, so there is no need for the sending side to write on the document.

However, according to the above method, the one-touch key is reserved for the registered individual or department, and cannot be used for other individuals or departments who use the same facsimile machine for receiving. -3 and destination information must be combined and registered in another one-touch key.This results in inefficient use of memory for storing telephone numbers, and one-touch keys cannot be stored in large numbers on one device a. However, since this does not necessarily mean that the user is happy, there is a problem in that the usable range of One-Tanchi Calling becomes extremely narrow.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the identification information of a plurality of partner stations is registered in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of input keys, and the input keys are operated. In a communication device that calls a specific partner station using 111i identification information correspondingly registered by doing so, means for registering a plurality of destination information related to the identification information together with the identification information; A configuration is adopted in which a means is provided for selecting any one of the above destination information according to the operation time and transmitting the selected destination information together with the communication information.

[Function] According to the above configuration, it becomes possible to register multiple pieces of destination information related to the same identification information to a specific input key, and moreover, the desired destination information can be registered according to the operation time of the input key. It is possible to select and send additional information to the main communication information.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. However, below, a facsimile machine will be explained as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine employing an uninvented technology. In FIG.
a. Switch between telephone T for line control and facsimile machine with modem 2 or below and maintain loop N
It is CU.

A selection signal generator 9 that generates a selection signal for calling a specific partner station is connected to the NCUI, and a modem 2 that modulates and demodulates various signals for image communication is also connected.

Procedure signals and image signals in facsimile communication are modulated and demodulated by this modem 2.

The control unit 3 includes a microcomputer and a ROM for control.
, RAM, and other various memories, and performs well-known facsimile communication and call control to be described later. The control unit 3 also performs hole length suppression processing such as encoding or decoding of transmitted and received signals.

Further, the control unit 3 records the received image data in a recording unit 4, which is a thermal printer, etc., and also records the image information of the original to be transmitted by a reading unit 5, which is a CCD line sensor, etc.
Let it be read by

An operating section 6 as shown in FIG. 2 is connected to the control section 3 for performing predetermined operations such as automatic dialing using one-touch keys. FIG. 2 shows the operation surface of the operation section 6, and as shown, the operation section 6 is provided with a display 60 consisting of a liquid crystal display or the like, and various keys indicated by numerals 61 to 66.

First, code 61 is a numeric keypad used for manual input such as phone number 1 time, code 62 is a one-touch key, and a total of 16 7V call numbers in a 4 x 4 matrix, and multiple individuals for each call number. Destination information such as name or department can be registered. Information listed in E is registered for each one-touch key by a registration operation described later, and this registration is stored in the non-volatile memory 8 shown in FIG. The nonvolatile memory 8 is composed of a memory element such as an EEPROM or a battery-backed RAM device that retains its stored contents even if the power is cut off.

The key indicated by the reference numeral 63 in FIG. 2 is a function key, and various functions such as registration operations, timer polling, communication report creation, etc., which will be described later, can be performed by combining operations with other keys and the above-mentioned numeric keypad or other keys. It is for executing. A clear key 64 next to it is used to clear information input by mistake during a registration operation, which will be described later, or to delete the registered contents of a one-touch key. Furthermore, the set key 65 on the right side is a key for generating an input command used for specifying the final information to be registered in registration control. Furthermore, the two keys arranged vertically on the right side are up/down keys 66, and these keys are used to select human characters such as alphabento and kana characters. By operating the uptown key 66 to amp or down, the character displayed in a predetermined display digit of the display 60 changes to alpha.

The order is sequentially changed from the alphabetical order (Japanese syllabary order) to the reverse order.

The telephone number and destination registration operation in the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C).

3A to 3C show key operations on the left side and display states of the display 60 corresponding to the key operations on the right side.

To perform the dial registration operation, first, as shown in FIG. 3(A), the function key 63 in FIG. 2 is pressed. This makes it possible to select a function symbol using the numeric keypad 61. At this time, the message ``Koumokuki Foshi Tekudasai'' appears on the display.

To register a phone number, press r on the numeric keypad 61.
You need to press OJ. When "0" is pressed on the numeric keypad, the display changes to "Dial registration operation" as shown in the second row of FIG. 3(A). Next, press the "A" one-touch key 62 as the one-touch key 62 for registering your phone number.
Press . As a result, rAJ is displayed on the left end of the display 60 to indicate the distinction between the one-touch keys.

Thereafter, by pressing the numeric keypad 61 according to the desired telephone number, the desired telephone number is input as shown in the sixth row.

If the manually entered telephone number is correct, the set key 60 is pressed, and the one-touch key 62 is pressed.
Telephone number r03-123-1234J is registered in rAJ. At the same time, a message appears on the display 60 prompting you to enter the name (department name) of the person using the entered telephone number.
Atesaki Mei? ” prompt will appear. Here is an example where katakana is used as the destination name.
Thereafter, by appropriately pressing the up/down key 66, the desired characters are displayed one by one on the display 60, and when the desired character appears, the center key 65 is pressed to display the desired characters one by one corresponding to the desired destination name. The action of inputting is repeated.

For example, the 8th to 11th rows in FIG. 3(A) show the operation of displaying "Yu" in the first digit of the character by continuously pressing the upward arrow key of the uptown key 66. When "Evening" is displayed, the 2nd set key 65 is pressed,
The first character is entered. From the second row from the bottom in FIG. 3(A) to the second row in FIG. 3 CB) shows the operation of inputting the second digit "su" of the destination name by a similar amplifier down operation. By repeating the same operation thereafter, the image shown in Figure 3 (B
), "Tanakasama" is input as the first destination name, and by pressing the set key 65, "Tanakasama" is registered as the destination name of the previous telephone number.

Subsequently, by pressing the set key 65 again in the ninth row of FIG. 3(B), it becomes possible to input the second destination name.

In the subsequent registration operation, "Suzuki-sama" is input as the second destination name using the same procedure as before.

The -1-, 4th row of FIG. 3(C) shows the operation of inputting "Satusama" as the third destination name by the same operation as in +irj. In the example shown here;) IJ
This example shows an example where three destination names are entered for the phone number shown below.
As shown in the bottom row of C), by pressing the function key 63, the phone number r 03-123-+234J and the three destination names "Tanakasama", "Susukisama", "Satusama" for "A" of the one-touch key 62 are pressed. is registered. 'Tr11i input by the above registration operation
The lf1 number and destination name correspond to the touch key.
It is recorded tα in the nonvolatile memory 8 of FIG.

Next, FIGS. 4(A) to (D) and FIG. 5(A) show transmission operations using one-touch keys.

This will be explained in detail with reference to CB). In this embodiment, two transmission methods as shown in FIG. 5(A) and FIG. 5(B) are possible by operating a one-touch key.

In FIG. 5(A), similar to the one-touch key transmission described later, by operating a desired one of the one-touch keys 62, the registered telephone scent is displayed on the display/jigger device 60,
Thereafter, "Dial" is displayed on the display 60, and at the same time, a call to the recorded telephone number and a facsimile transmission operation are performed. Figure 5 (A)
5(B) shows a case where rAJ of the one-touch key 62 is operated and the operation time is within 1 second. If the one-touch key is operated for more than 1 second, the transmission shown in FIG. A procedure is performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5(B), if you keep pressing rA4 of the one-touch key 62, after one second, the first destination name "Tanakasama", "Susukisama", etc. When the destination name is displayed and the desired destination name appears, if you stop pressing the one-touch key 62, that destination name is selected, and the selected destination name is formed as image data such as a dot matrix using a character generator. It is added to the transmission image information at a predetermined position and transmitted to the other party.

Flowchart 1 that enables the above-mentioned transmission operation is shown in FIGS. 4(A) to 4(D). When any one-touch key is pressed, first the one-touch key is pressed in step S1 of FIG. 4(A). Which of the keys rAJ to "P" of the keys 62 has been pressed is stored in a predetermined area of the memory of the control unit 3.

Next, in step S2, the telephone number registered as described above in response to the operated one-touch key is read from the non-volatile memory 8, and this number is stored in a buffer for storing the calling telephone number in step S3.

Subsequently, in step S4, a one-second timer is started to check the one-touch key press time. Next stage,
P S5. In S6, a determination loop is performed to check whether the one-touch key has been pressed for one second or more. That is, in step S5, it is determined whether the pressing of the one-touch key has been canceled, and in step S6, it is determined whether or not the timer started in step S4 has expired.

If the key is released within 1 second in step S5, the fourth
Moving to FIG. 5(C), the transmission operation shown in FIG. 5(A) is performed.

That is, step S1 in FIG. 4(C) as described in jiiii.
5 to S18, the selection signal generator 9 selects the above-mentioned "dial toe corresponding to the telephone number in the telephone number buffer".
・After that, a pre-transmission f-order 2 image transmission procedure;
Perform the post-transmission procedure and end the communication.

On the other hand, if the one-second timer times out in step S6 of Figure 4 (A), the process moves to step S7 of Figure 4 (CB), and it is determined whether or not a destination name is stored corresponding to the first telephone number. Ru.

If it is not stored, the process moves to the procedure shown in FIG. 4(C), and the same transmission operation as described above is performed.

If the destination name is stored, the process moves to step S8, and a pointer consisting of a register or the like is used to determine the destination name stored in correspondence with the phone number registered in the non-volatile memory 8. is placed in the first destination area in memory 8.

Subsequently, in step S9, the non-volatile memory 8 indicated by the pointer is
The first destination in the area is extracted and displayed on the display 60. Furthermore, in step SlO, the 1-second timer is restarted, and the following steps Sll and S12
, the conditions for aborting key presses and timeout are checked in the same manner as above. If the one-touch key is pressed continuously for more than one second and it is confirmed in step S13 that the next destination is stored, the process moves to step S14, where the pointer for indicating the destination name is moved to the point where the second destination name is stored. is set at the beginning of the area that is currently in use, and the process returns to step S9. If the next destination is not step SL3, step S
Return to 8.

When the desired destination appears on the display 60 and the pressing of the one-touch key 62 is stopped, the process moves from step Sll to step 519 in FIG. 4(D).

Steps 519 to S20, S22, and S23 are the same steps as steps 515 to 318, but the fourth
Step 11 in Figure (D) ``In Step S prior to image transmission,
In 21, the destination name stored in the area indicated by the destination name pointer in +tij is formed as an image signal using means such as a character generator, and a predetermined signal such as the beginning part of the document image read by the reading unit 5 is generated. Attached to the area.

Therefore, on the receiving side, the addressee of the original at the receiving station is automatically recorded at the beginning of the original.

Therefore, there is no need to take the trouble to write the destination on the document as in the past, and the sending operation is significantly simplified and the document is not stained. Furthermore, according to the above embodiment, 1
Since multiple destination names related to the same phone number can be registered for one one-touch key, the limited number of one-touch keys can be used effectively, and the number of destination names required for registration can be effectively used. Memory space is not wasted, and documents can be automatically delivered to pre-registered phone numbers and destinations with just one-touch key operation, which prevents sensitive documents from being sent to the wrong destination due to erroneous operation. This also prevents the risk of being exposed.

In the above embodiment, the destinations are displayed in the order in which they are stored when sending, but a usage counter is set in the non-volatile memory 8 for each destination, and this counter is set each time one destination name is used. If you increment the counter and sort it in ascending order of value, then
When the one-touch key is pressed, destination names can be selected in order of frequency of use.

Although the embodiments related to facsimile machines have been shown above,
The technology of the present invention is not only applicable to devices that transmit and receive data in the form of image information represented by dots, but can also be applied to devices that transmit and receive data in the form of ASCII characters, etc. can.

[Effect] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the identification information of a plurality of partner stations is registered in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of input keys, and correspondence is achieved by operating the input keys. In a communication device that calls a specific partner station using the identification information registered as a communication device, the communication device includes means for registering a plurality of destination information related to the identification information together with the identification information, and Since the configuration has a means for selecting one of the destination information mentioned above and transmitting it together with the communication information, there is no need to add new hardware such as a switch means. It becomes possible to select a plurality of destination names related to one piece of identification information and send them while adding them to the main communication information, which has the excellent advantage of significantly simplifying the operating procedure of the device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine employing the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the operation section in FIG. 1, and FIGS. Explanatory diagram showing the procedure for registering numbers and destination names, Figures 4 (A) to (
D) is a flowchart 1 diagram showing the control procedure of the control unit in FIG. 1, and FIGS. be. 3... Control unit 5... Reading unit 6... Operation unit 8... Non-volatile memory 9... Selection signal generator 60... Display 61... Numeric keypad 62
...One-touch key 63...Function key 64...Clear key 65...Set key 66
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Claims (1)

[Claims] Communication in which identification information of a plurality of partner stations is registered in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of input keys, and when the input keys are operated, a specific partner station is called using the correspondingly registered identification information. In the device, means for registering the identification information and a plurality of destination information related to the identification information;
A communication device comprising means for selecting one of the destination information according to the operation time of the input key and transmitting the selected destination information together with the communication information.